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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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